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OFAC

US Treasury sanctions bureau administering SDN designations across Iran, Russia, Cuba and cyber-threat programmes.

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#173 18 Aug

Issued the licence permitting Estee Lauder's Iran trademark payment

Iran Conflict 2026: Seven filings put a price on Hormuz
#171 14 Aug

Designated 35 entities and individuals over Iran's shadow banking network

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran sanctions the register can't find
#174 12 Aug
#168 6 Aug

Designated people and entities

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC hits Iranian crypto exchanges in Dubai
#168 6 Aug
SanctionedAEAmin Exchange
designated
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#165 2 Aug

Published no Iran-related designation for four days

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury goes quiet on Iran for days
#164 30 Jul

Designated HormuzSafe, Persian Gulf Marine Insurance and four shadow-fleet tankers

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury names a Hormuz insurance racket
#163 26 Jul

Deleted 18 duplicate sanctions list entries

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC clears 18 duplicates from the list
#20 25 Jul
#26 24 Jul

Issued General Licence 131H without renewing Russia's crude-oil waiver

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Treasury rolled over a sale clock, not the crude waiver
#161 24 Jul

Designated a fresh network tied to Babak Zanjani

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC names four in Zanjani network
#21 23 Jul
#12 23 Jul

Designated CSMC, UCCM and two named individuals under EO 14404

Cuba Dispatch: US sanctions hit Cuba's medical missions
#12 23 Jul

Designated the port operator and the transfer recipient in one notice

Cuba Dispatch: OFAC names a Mariel evasion transfer
#12 23 Jul

Issued Cuba General Licences 2, 3 and 4

Cuba Dispatch: Licences wind down a Cuba hotel fund
#25 23 Jul
#18 19 Jul

Issued General License 131G, whose text does not name ISAB

European Oil Markets: GL 131G's perimeter never included ISAB
#156 17 Jul

Issued General License Z, which lapsed on 17 July

Iran Conflict 2026: Wind-down licence lapses for blocked ships
#155 16 Jul

Issued no replacement for the lapsed wind-down licence

Iran Conflict 2026: Last Iran oil waiver lapses at midnight
#155 14 Jul
#17 14 Jul

Blocked roughly 28 vessels and Bank Markazi, issued General Licence Z

European Oil Markets: OFAC blocks 28 tankers and Bank Markazi
#23 13 Jul

Left the crude waiver unrenewed for 26 days with no successor licence

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: US crude waiver lapses, no successor
#11 12 Jul

Issued FAQ 1262 granting a 30-day wind-down for GECOMEX and GEMAR

Cuba Dispatch: OFAC covers two, says nothing on tourism
#154 10 Jul

designated Ali Ansari and a cluster of exchange houses

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC names Khamenei's money man in Dubai
#150 9 Jul

Fixed the crude-waiver wind-down at 17 July

Iran Conflict 2026: Oil keeps its war premium near $78
#15 7 Jul

Revoked General Licence X and issued General Licence X1

European Oil Markets: OFAC cuts the Iranian-oil waiver short
#149 7 Jul

Revoked General License X and issued wind-down-only License X1

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC pulls Iran's oil waiver early
#150 4 Jul

Sanctioned the VLCC operating the spoof

Iran Conflict 2026: The dark fleet fakes an anchored ship
#22 1 Jul
#12 29 Jun

Launched the all-programmes Reconsideration Portal with FAQ 1261 and best-practice guides on 29 June

European Oil Markets: OFAC opens an all-programmes delisting portal
#12 25 Jun

Issued General License 131G extending the LIG sale-negotiation window to 25 July

European Oil Markets: Seventh licence keeps ISAB Priolo open
#137 23 Jun
#9 23 Jun

Designated BFI and four GAESA-linked Cuban entities under EO 14404

Cuba Dispatch: OFAC hits Cuba's main clearing bank
#135 22 Jun

Carried no general licence, delisting or waiver notice matching Araghchi's claim

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims relief; no US paper shows it
#136 22 Jun

Issued the first Iran oil sanctions relief general licence of the conflict

Iran Conflict 2026: The oil licence Trump finally signed
#135 21 Jun
#9 18 Jun
#132 18 Jun

Issued no Iran waiver, general licence, or delisting through 18 June

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC issues no Iran sanctions waiver
#133 18 Jun

Designated Sleiman Frangieh, Mahmoud Qamati and the Alaa Hamieh network on 18 June

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury hit Hezbollah, not Iran relief
#10 18 Jun

Confirmed no GL 134D successor after GL 134C lapse, establishing commodity-class split

European Oil Markets: Sanctions vice tightens on Russian crude
#9 17 Jun

Allowed GL 134C to expire without issuing a successor instrument

European Oil Markets: GL 134C lapsed clean, no successor
#20 17 Jun

Remained silent on GL 134D renewal as GL 134C approached expiry

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: US crude waiver lapses 17 June
#131 17 Jun
#130 16 Jun

Recorded no Iran-related sanctions action following the MOU signature

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signed Hormuz open; war ran on
#129 15 Jun

Carried no new Iran designation 24 hours after the MOU signing

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran deal signed, no register entry
#8 15 Jun

Allowed GL 134C to approach lapse on 17 June without publishing a GL 134D successor

European Oil Markets: Two sanctions clocks pull opposite ways
#128 14 Jun
#7 11 Jun

Designated CUPET under EO 14404 on 11 June

Cuba Dispatch: US sanctions Cuba's national oil company
#8 11 Jun
#7 10 Jun

Published Iran General Licence V in the Federal Register on 10 June 2026

European Oil Markets: OFAC opens Iran waiver second track
#121 7 Jun

designated Iranian crypto exchanges but failed to reach goods-and-crypto payment rails

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran MP confirms Hormuz toll in crypto
#6 5 Jun

Set 5 June 2026 expiry on GAESA wind-down authorisation

Cuba Dispatch: GAESA wind-down window shuts 5 June
#120 5 Jun
#6 5 Jun

issued GL 131F limiting Lukoil-ISAB authority to negotiation only

European Oil Markets: Lukoil-ISAB sale licence runs to 27 June
#119 5 Jun

designated only Cuban entities on 5-6 June cycle

Iran Conflict 2026: No Iran signature for nearly 100 days
#5 4 Jun

Set 17 June GL 134C expiry with no GL 134D rollover announced as of 04 June

European Oil Markets: Two OFAC clocks, one supply problem
#118 4 Jun
#7 4 Jun
#7 4 Jun

Issued SDN designations against Diaz-Canel and family and published FAQ 1258

Cuba Dispatch: Cuba's president lands on OFAC blacklist
#117 3 Jun

Constrained Qatar's maximum permissible asset release to below $12bn

Iran Conflict 2026: Qatar caps Iran's $12bn cash demand
#116 2 Jun

Designated four Iranian crypto exchanges and four individuals under EO 13224 and EO 13902

Iran Conflict 2026: Treasury freezes Iran's four crypto exchanges
#112 29 May
#111 28 May

Designated the PGSA on the SDN list under Executive Order 13224 on 28 May

Iran Conflict 2026: US sanctions the strait it will reopen
#3 28 May
#4 28 May

designated RISE GLORY and Ivan Sechin in separate 28 May SDN actions

European Oil Markets: OFAC lists RISE GLORY and Ivan Sechin
#3 28 May
#5 26 May

Excluded Cuba from GL 134C Russian-crude wind-down authorisation

Cuba Dispatch: Russian diesel tanker turns away from Cuba
#107 25 May
#106 24 May
#105 21 May

Set General Licence V deadline of 24 May; enforces the 50% ownership designation rule

Iran Conflict 2026: Hengli moves Singapore arm before GL V cliff
#102 19 May

Designated over a dozen individuals and two dozen entities in the 19 May SDN round

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC SDN round skips mainland refineries again
#104 19 May

Designated 50+ entities and 19 vessels in sb0502 action on 19 May 2026

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC sb0502: 50 entities, 19 vessels, no refinery
#2 18 May

Issued GL 134C authorising Russian crude in-transit completions

European Oil Markets: OFAC signs GL 134C, third Russia bridge
#101 18 May
#101 18 May

Added zero mainland-Chinese refinery designations, extending the Hong Kong-shell pattern

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump signed nothing on Iran across Day 80
#17 18 May

Issued General License 134C on 18 May with Cuba exclusion

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Treasury Drops Cuba From Russian-Crude Waiver
#5 18 May

Administered EO 14404 second-wave designations

Cuba Dispatch: Sanctions reach Cuba's ministries and party
#2 18 May

Designated nine Cuban officials to SDN list on 18 May alongside GL 134C signing

European Oil Markets: Cuba carve-out strands nine SDN cargoes
#1 16 May
#16 16 May

Allowed GL 134B to approach expiry on 16 May without issuing GL 134C

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: OFAC GL 134B expires 16 May, no successor
#4 16 May

Allowed GL 134B to expire without issuing a Cuba-specific tanker general licence

Cuba Dispatch: GL 134B expires; Universal stuck offshore
#98 15 May
#4 14 May

Mentioned in: UAT-8616 keeps Cisco SD-WAN under fire

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences
#95 11 May

Designated three individuals and nine entities to the SDN list under EO 13224 and EO 13886

Iran Conflict 2026: Economic Fury hits four Hong Kong shells
#93 10 May
#93 8 May

Added eight entities and three individuals to the SDN list under IRAN-CON-ARMS-EO on 8 May

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC sanctions China's biggest SAR satellite firm
#4 7 May

Issued Cuba General License 1 and six new FAQs aligning EO 14404 with CACR

Cuba Dispatch: EO 14404 numbered; Cuba GL 1 issued 7 May
#4 7 May

Designated Lastres Morera as the inaugural EO 14404 individual SDN

Cuba Dispatch: Lastres Morera first SDN under EO 14404
#91 7 May
#90 6 May
#89 5 May
#87 2 May

Faced legal challenge to its GL-V wind-down and SB0472 Iran designation framework

Iran Conflict 2026: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC
#90 2 May
#86 1 May
#3 1 May
#84 29 Apr
#84 29 Apr
#2 28 Apr
#84 28 Apr

Designated 35 Iran shadow banking entities under sb0477 citing E.O. 13902 and 13224

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC sb0477 hits Iran shadow banking
#81 27 Apr
#82 26 Apr
#79 24 Apr

Issued General License V and updated Central Bank of Iran SDN entry with TRON wallet addresses

Iran Conflict 2026: TRON wallets attach to Central Bank of Iran
#79 24 Apr

Issued designation sb0472 targeting Hengli Petrochemical and 39 associated entities

Iran Conflict 2026: OFAC sanctions Hengli, China's number two teapot
#78 24 Apr
#77 23 Apr

Designated Shamkhani network including Indian nationals and India-registered firms on 15 April

Iran Conflict 2026: India faces three Iran tracks, speaks on one
#2 23 Apr
#71 19 Apr

Allowed GL-U to lapse at 12:01am EDT 19 April without publishing renewal text

Iran Conflict 2026: GL-U lapses Saturday with no renewal
#73 19 Apr
#73 19 Apr
Allowed to lapse without replacementGLGeneral License U
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#73 19 Apr
Extended seaborne oil licenceRRussia
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#2 18 Apr

Issued General Licence 134B authorising Russian crude transactions through 16 May

Cuba Dispatch: Treasury extends Russian oil cover to Cuba
#74 19 Apr
SanctionedIIran
allowed crude waiver to lapse against
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#74 19 Apr
AuthorisedRRussia
extended seaborne oil waiver for
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#15 17 Apr
#13 16 Apr

Administered the non-renewal of GL 134A

Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Treasury kills $150M-a-day Russian oil waiver
#72 16 Apr

Published no Iran designations or instruments between 15 and 18 April

Iran Conflict 2026: GL-U lapses on a cable-TV quote
#70 15 Apr

Published zero Iran designations despite Bessent announcement

Iran Conflict 2026: Bessent threat fails; Brent ignores Treasury
#72 16 Apr
Sanctioned bySBScott Bessent
announced gl u non renewal
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#1 15 Apr
SanctionedMLMatrix LLC
sanctioned organisation
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#1 15 Apr
SanctionedSZSergey Zelenyuk
sanctioned individual
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences · source event
#66 12 Apr
#12 11 Apr
#66 11 Apr
#65 11 Apr
#64 10 Apr
#65 10 Apr
#64 10 Apr
#12 11 Apr
AuthorisedRRussia
expired crude transaction waiver
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#73 9 Apr
Issued fresh designationsVVenezuela
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#11 3 Apr
Investigated bySFShadow Fleet
evaded g7 price cap via sanctioned tankers
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 2 Apr
Analysed byACAtlantic Council
warned gl134a extension sustains russian war effort
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1 25 Mar
SanctionedGGAESA
blocked state entity
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#11 19 Mar
SanctionedNKNorth Korea
added north korea exclusion to crude waiver
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#11 19 Mar
AuthorisedRRussia
issued gl134a waiver authorising russian crude transactions
Russia-Ukraine War 2026 · source event
#1 18 Mar

Administered the authorisation and carve-out terms

Cuba Dispatch: Treasury carves Cuba out of Venezuela oil easing
#1 1 Mar
#1 11 Feb

Received joint letter demanding comprehensive Cuba licence review and revocation

Cuba Dispatch: Florida Republicans push for Cuba licence purge
#1 11 Feb
Contacted byMEMaría Elvira Salazar
sent joint letter to
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#1 11 Feb
Contacted byMDMario Díaz-Balart
sent joint letter to
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#1 11 Feb
Contacted byCGCarlos Giménez
sent joint letter to
Cuba Dispatch · source event
#1 1 Feb
SanctionedOSOrbit S.A.
listed on cuba restricted list
Cuba Dispatch · source event